Data Cloud Architect

Data Cloud Architect
Porto
Oliveira do Douro, Porto, Portugal

Job Title: Data Cloud Architect



Location: Porto, Portugal



Work Regime: Full-time & Hybrid (3x office days)

Overview / Summary:

We are looking for a Data Cloud Architect to join our team for a project in Porto.

Responsibilities and Tasks:

• Design and implement scalable, secure, and
  - efficient data architectures primarily on AWS
  
  
• Lead data engineering and cloud platform projects, from concept to production
  
  
• Develop and enforce data governance and security standards across platforms
  
  
• Build and optimize data pipelines, ETL processes, and orchestration workflows using tools such as Apache Airflow, AWS Step Functions, Lambda, and Glue
  
  
• Use Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Cloud
  Formation) for platform deployment and management
  
  
• Apply
  - on coding in Python and SQL to prototype solutions and set technical standards
  
  
• Ensure performance optimization for large datasets and manage Iceberg tables, Redshift, Duck
  DB, and Postgre
  SQL
  
  
• Collaborate with
  - functional teams and act as a technical leader and mentor.
  
  

• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
  
  
• 10+ years of experience in cloud data engineering and architecture
  
  
• Deep expertise in AWS data services (Glue, Redshift, Lambda, Step Functions)
  
  
• Proven experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Cloud
  Formation)
  
  
• Strong
  - on skills in Python and SQL
  
  
• Experience in data governance, security, and compliance
  
  
• Background in
  - scale data migrations and platform optimizations
  
  
• Excellent communication, leadership, and
  - solving skills
  
  
• Experience in European corporate environments, preferably within
  - scale, regulated organizations
  
  
• English profissional level (minimum B2 level)
  
  

• Exposure to Azure data services and Azure Databricks.
  
  
• Knowledge of Kafka, Apache Flink, and streaming data technologies.
  
  
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines for data workloads.
  
  
• Familiarity with Dataiku or similar data analytics platforms.
  
  
• AWS or Azure certifications.
  
  

• Our company does not sponsor work visas or work permits. All applicants must have the legal right to work in the country where the position is based.
  
  
• Only candidates who meet the required qualifications and match the profile requested by our clients will be contacted.